need help with mysql...

I am trying to install an new script, but the script does not install a database prefix upon initial installation. MySQL database table names are of limited supply, so I really need to put a prefix on these tables. Here is the original installation script. I was told to modify this by the author:

global $table;

$table=array();
define('TABLE_PREFIX','');

$table['categories']=TABLE_PREFIX . 'categories';
$table['items']=TABLE_PREFIX . 'link';
$table['options']=TABLE_PREFIX . 'options';
$table['comments']=TABLE_PREFIX . 'comments';
$table['ratings']=TABLE_PREFIX . 'ratings';
$table['rating']=TABLE_PREFIX . 'rating';
$table['contacts']=TABLE_PREFIX . 'contacts';
$table['hits']=TABLE_PREFIX . 'hits';
$table['admin_area']=TABLE_PREFIX . 'admin_area';
$table['payments']=TABLE_PREFIX . 'payments';

How do I modify this so that I have a prefix on all of the tables installed???

HELP!!!

 

Replace TABLE_PREFIX with your prefix, let's say you would want vb_ as prefix you would have:

$table['categories']= 'vb_' . 'categories';
or
$table['categories']= 'vb_categories';

 

I tried both of your suggestions, but still no prefix. Am I supposed to change this too?

$table=array();
define('TABLE_PREFIX','');

 

Actually, here is everything...what's missing?

global $table;

$table=array();
define('TABLE_PREFIX','vb_');

$table['categories']= 'vb_categories';
$table['link']='vb_link';
$table['options']='vb_options';
$table['comments']='vb_comments';
$table['ratings']='vb_ratings';
$table['rating']='vb_rating';
$table['contacts']='vb_contacts';
$table['hits']='vb_hits';
$table['admin_area']='vb_admin_area';
$table['payments']='vb_payments';
$table['mailreports']='vb_mailreports';
$table['mailtemplates']='vb_mailtemplates';